Beer-tap.



Patented Dec. I9, |899. R. E. KABISCH.

y No. 639,582.

BEER TAP.

(Appl'icmon med Aug. 24, 1999.)

(No Mdel.)

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sPEcIIeArr-ON 'fermare'- par't of Letters Patent No. 639,582, datedDecember i9, 1899. Appiieenenfnedtuguet 24,1899. serrano. 728,308.moneda.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT E. KABIscH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fifth and Canal streets, Lebanon, in the county of Lebanonand State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Beer-Taps and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to taps for drawing.

beer or other liquids under pressure, and has for its object theavoiding of Waste of liquid and the preservation of the liquid in thekeg or cask at such times When the drawing must be discontinued for atime; and it consists in certain improvements in construction, whichwill be fully disclosed in the following specilication and claims.l

In the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,Figure l represents a side elevation of my invention Fig. 2,alongitudinal section ofthe same, and Fig. 3 a detail of the valve.

Reference being had to the drawings and the letters thereon, A indicatesthe body of the tap, made of a continuous piece of metal having a head aadapted to be struck by a mallet or hammer to drive the bung into a kegor cask and seat the tap in the aperture from which the bung has beendriven, or a cork inserted in the bung may in like manner be displacedand the tap inserted. In the head of the tap is a packing-chamber b,having an internally-screw-threaded wall, an annular packing-ring c, andan annular follower or nut to compress the ring c and securely pack thedraft-tube B to avoid escape of air or liquid from the cask, the bottomof the packing-chamber being provided with a central opening d for thepassage of the drafttube. In the head ct is an air-chamber e, Whosebottom is formed by a transverse partition f, and integral with the headis a laterallyextending branch g for connecting With a suitable sourceof supply for air under pressure to dispense the liquid contained in thecask to which the tap has been applied. The branch is provided with avalve h, preferably of the turning-plug variety; Which extends throughthe branch and controls the supply of air to the cask and confines theair therein should the air-supplying apparatus have to be disconnectedfor repairs or any other purpose, and at the outer end of the branch isa screw-thread t' for attaching a coupling to connect With the airapparatus. ,The partition fis provided with a central opening 7copposite the opening d in the upper Wall of this chamber and isslightlylarger than the diameter of the drafttube B to admit of the airpassing from the chamber e into the cask, and the partition f serves tosteady the draft-tube when in the cask and reduce vibration thereof.

In the body of the tap is a valve-chamber l, into the upper end of whichthe partition f projects, and on the lower surface of the partition isformed a valve-seat m, which extends below the upper end of the sideopening n in the valve-chamber to provide ready access to the valve-seatthrough the opening n for nishing or truing the seat, which may be doneby special tools for the purpose. The

partition is cut away at o to accommodate the hinges p on the valve q,which is pivotally secured in the chamber Z bya transverse pin r, uponwhich and between the hinges p is secured a helically-coiled spring s,one end of which rests upon the bottom of the valve and in the centerthereof to hold the valve evenly to its seat, and the opposite end ofthe spring rests upon the wall of the valve-chamber. On the face of thevalve is a packing t, with a disk u approximating the diameter of theopening 7e to protect the packing against abrasion by the draft-tubewhen the latter is inserted. The disk is secured to the valve by a screwlu, whereby the packing t may be readily renewed When it becomes Worn.

The opening n of the valve-chamber is provided with a screw-plug w andmay be readily applied and removed.

Then the draft-tube B is inserted in the tap, the end of the tubeengages the disk u and' pushes the valve back out of the path of thetube and air from the source of supply and the chamber e passes aroundthe tube in the partition f into thevcask, and when for IOO any cause itbecomes necessary to withdraw the draft-tube the spring s automaticallycloses the valve.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1. A beer-taphaving an air-chamber whose lower wall is formed by a transversepartition provided with a central opening,a valve-chamber below theair-chamberandinto which said partition extends and provided with avalveseat on its lower surface, an opening in said valve-chamberextending above said valveseat, a valve, and a plugclosing said opening.

2. A beer-tap having an airchamber whose lower wall is formed by atransverse partition having a central opening, a valve-chamber below theair-chamber and having a side opening, and into which chamber saidpartition extends and provided with a valve-seat below the upper end ofsaid opening, a valve pivotally secured in the body of the tap andhaving a spring engaging the valve in the center thereof at one end andthe body of the tap at the opposite end.

3. A beer-tap having an air-chamber whose upper and lower walls areprovided with central openings, a branch communicating with said chamberand having a valve extending through the branch, a valve-chamber below lldie air-chamber, a valve-seat into which said seat extends, an openingin the valve-chamber opposite and extending above said seat, a valve,and a cover for said opening.

4. A beer-tap having a packing-chamber at its outer end, a packing-ringand a follower in said chamber and a passage in the bottom thereof thediameter of the draft-tube, an airchamber having a transverse bottomprovided with an opening opposite the opening in the packing-chamber andalso the diameter of the draft-tube and having a valve-seat formed onits lower surface, a laterally-extending branch com mnnicatin g with theair-chamber,a valvechamber below the air-chamber and having an openingin one side extending above said valve-seat and provided with adetachable cover, a valve pivotally supported and engaging thevalve-seat, and a spring engaging the back of the valve and the body ofthe tap; in combination with a draft-tube which passes through thepacking-chamber, both of said openings and the tap.

In testimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT E. KABISCII.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. BRIZEDTETT, J. FRANK SMITH.

